Top 1

• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Podsednik vs. Greinke
  
  Podsednik hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maier who is chasing the ball. Podsednik reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Ramirez vs. Greinke
  
  Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Greinke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
  Dye vs. Greinke
  
  Dye strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
  Thome vs. Greinke
  
  Thome hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Podsednik scores. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Konerko vs. Greinke
  
  Konerko hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Bloomquist vs. Danks
  
  Bloomquist takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Maier vs. Danks
  
  Maier hits a fly ball into center field. Wise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Butler vs. Danks
  
  Butler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Butler reaches second base with a double. Bloomquist moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
  Jacobs vs. Danks
  
  Jacobs strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
  Guillen vs. Danks
  
  Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fields fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Pierzynski vs. Greinke
  
  Pierzynski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Wise vs. Greinke
  
  Wise hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Fields vs. Greinke
  
  Fields strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Getz vs. Greinke
  
  Getz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Olivo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Teahen vs. Danks
  
  Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Getz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Olivo vs. Danks
  
  Olivo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Teahen moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
  DeJesus vs. Danks
  
  DeJesus hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Wise. DeJesus reaches second base with a double. Teahen scores. Olivo goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Hernandez vs. Danks
  
  Hernandez strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
  Bloomquist vs. Danks
  
  Bloomquist hits a line drive into left field. Podsednik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Maier vs. Danks
  
  Maier hits a popup off the glove of Ramirez, and into shallow left field. Maier reaches second base with a double. DeJesus scores. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Butler vs. Danks
  
  Butler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fields fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Podsednik vs. Greinke
  
  Podsednik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloomquist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Ramirez vs. Greinke
  
  Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Butler scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ramirez for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Dye vs. Greinke
  
  Dye strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Jacobs vs. Danks
  
  Jacobs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Jacobs reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Guillen vs. Danks
  
  Guillen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Getz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Teahen vs. Danks
  
  Teahen strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Olivo vs. Danks
  
  Olivo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jacobs scores. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  DeJesus vs. Danks
  
  DeJesus hits a fly ball into center field. Wise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Thome vs. Greinke
  
  Thome hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Konerko vs. Greinke
  
  Konerko hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Pierzynski vs. Greinke
  
  Pierzynski hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Maier. Pierzynski reaches second base with a double. Thome moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
  Wise vs. Greinke
  
  Wise strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
  Fields vs. Greinke
  
  Fields hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thome scores. Pierzynski scores. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Getz vs. Greinke
  
  Getz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Butler scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Getz for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Hernandez vs. Danks
  
  Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Bloomquist vs. Danks
  
  Bloomquist hits a fly ball into center field. Wise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Maier vs. Danks
  
  Maier strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Butler vs. Danks
  
  Butler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
  Jacobs vs. Danks
  
  Jacobs hits a fly ball into left field. Podsednik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Podsednik vs. Greinke
  
  Podsednik hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Guillen. Podsednik reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Ramirez vs. Greinke
  
  Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Dye vs. Greinke
  
  The ball gets by Olivo for a passed ball. Podsednik moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
  Dye vs. Greinke
  
  Dye hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Podsednik scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Thome vs. Greinke
  
  Thome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloomquist fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 5

• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Guillen vs. Danks
  
  Guillen strikes out. Pierzynski drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Guillen out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Teahen vs. Danks
  
  Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Konerko scoops it up and throws to first, with Danks covering, for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Olivo vs. Danks
  
  Olivo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Konerko vs. Greinke
  
  Konerko strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Pierzynski vs. Greinke
  
  Pierzynski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Butler scoops it up and throws to first, with Greinke covering, for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Wise vs. Greinke
  
  Wise hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  DeJesus vs. Danks
  
  DeJesus takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hernandez vs. Danks
  
  Danks fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Danks. DeJesus moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Hernandez vs. Danks
  
  Hernandez bunts towards the mound. Danks fields it and throws to first for the out. DeJesus moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
  Bloomquist vs. Dotel
  
  Octavio Dotel now pitching.
  
  Bloomquist strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
  Maier vs. Dotel
  
  Maier strikes out. Pierzynski drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Maier out. View Play 

Top 7

• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Fields vs. Greinke
  
  Fields strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Getz vs. Greinke
  
  Getz strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Podsednik vs. Greinke
  
  Podsednik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Butler vs. Dotel
  
  Butler strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Jacobs vs. Dotel
  
  Jacobs takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Guillen vs. Dotel
  
  Guillen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jacobs moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
  Teahen vs. Thornton
  
  Matt Thornton now pitching.
  
  Teahen strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Olivo vs. Thornton
  
  Olivo strikes out. There goes Jacobs. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Guillen. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
  DeJesus vs. Thornton
  
  DeJesus hits a popup towards short. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Ramirez vs. Wright
  
  Jamey Wright now pitching.
  
  Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloomquist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Dye vs. Wright
  
  Dye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Thome vs. Wright
  
  Thome strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Hernandez vs. Thornton
  
  Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thornton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Bloomquist vs. Thornton
  
  Bloomquist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maier vs. Thornton
  
  Maier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Konerko vs. Wright
  
  Konerko strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Pierzynski vs. Bale
  
  John Bale now pitching.
  
  Pierzynski hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Anderson vs. Bale
  
  Brian Anderson pinch hits for Dewayne Wise.
  
  There's a wild pitch. Pierzynski moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Anderson vs. Bale
  
  Anderson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Fields vs. Cruz
  
  Juan Cruz now pitching.
  
  Fields takes first base on ball four. Pierzynski moves to third. Anderson moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
  Getz vs. Cruz
  
  Getz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pierzynski scores. Anderson scores. There goes Fields trying to get to home. Guillen throws the ball in to Bloomquist who relays the ball to Olivo, who tags Fields, who came all the way from first, for the out. Getz moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 6 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Podsednik vs. Cruz
  
  Podsednik hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Getz scores. Podsednik moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 7 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Ramirez vs. Cruz
  
  There's a wild pitch. Podsednik moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 7 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
  Ramirez vs. Cruz
  
  Ramirez hits a popup towards third. Teahen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• White Sox, 7 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Butler vs. Jenks
  
  Brian Anderson now playing center field. Jayson Nix now playing second base. Bobby Jenks now pitching.
  
  Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Nix scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 7 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Jacobs vs. Jenks
  
  Jacobs hits a fly ball into left field. Podsednik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 7 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Guillen vs. Jenks
  
  Guillen hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 5/31/2009 -- Chicago at Kansas City (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Podsednik S, lf       5  2  3  1   Bloomquist W, 2b      4  0  0  0   
Ramirez A, ss         5  0  0  0   Maier M, cf           5  0  1  1   
Dye J, rf             4  0  1  1   Butler B, 1b          5  0  2  0   
Thome J, dh           4  1  2  1   Jacobs M, dh          4  1  1  0   
Konerko P, 1b         4  0  0  0   Guillen J, rf         5  0  1  0   
Pierzynski A, c       4  2  3  0   Teahen M, 3b          4  1  1  0   
Wise D, cf            3  0  0  0   Olivo M, c            4  1  2  1   
Anderson B, ph-cf     0  1  0  0   DeJesus D, lf         3  1  1  2   
Fields J, 3b          3  0  1  2   Hernandez L, ss       3  0  1  0   
Getz C, 2b            4  1  1  2                                      
Nix J, 2b             0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  7 11  7                        37  4 10  4

Chicago          100 210 003 --  7
Kansas City      031 000 000 --  4

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Danks J               5.1  9  4  4  2  5
Dotel O               1.0  1  0  0  1  3
Thornton M (W)        1.2  0  0  0  0  2
Jenks B (S)           1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Greinke Z             7.0  8  4  3  0  7
Wright J              1.1  0  0  0  0  2
Bale J (L)*           0.0  1  2  2  1  0
Cruz J                0.2  2  1  1  1  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

E -- Danks J
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Chicago 4, Kansas City 10
2B -- Butler B, DeJesus D, Maier M, Jacobs M, Pierzynski A, Podsednik S
3B -- Podsednik S
SH -- Hernandez L
WP -- Thornton M, Bale J, Cruz J
PB -- Olivo M
T -- 3:13
A -- 19855

    

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